Sentences with phrase «superstitious rituals»

Trial lawyers, it turns out, are as dependent on superstitious rituals as pro athletes, writer Mary Flood tells us this week in the Houston Chronicle, relying on good luck charms along with legal skills in hopes of success in the courtroom.

His goal was to promote «a universal rational religion that eschewed meaningless, superstitious rituals, and focused instead on a few simply moral principles, above all to love one's neighbor as oneself.

It was far from a superstitious ritual.

Not exact matches

Her earliest work on the relationship between ritual purity and holiness, and her later work on the true literary and theological meaning of the Book of Leviticus do much to counter the neo - Freudian view that Judeo - Christianity is based on a primitive, superstitious, patriarchal, taboo ridden ideology.

He gives an account of himself in close accord with the superstitious folk image of the Jew as ritual murderer, poisoner, and ruthless enemy of humanity» but especially of Christians.

A superstitious person, Kunisaki spends a lot of time visualizing performances and is a student of repetitive rituals during the season, which she has instilled into her players.

If the reasons are superstitious, they might believe that the only way to protect their babies from all sorts of evil forces is through this childbirth ritual.

The objects in turn were produced for a variety of rituals and practise that the West has traditionally regarded as not much more than superstitious mumbo - jumbo...